lyrical Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite suitable for or suggestive of singing
  2. adjective satellite expressing deep emotion
    lyric.
    • the dancer's lyrical performance

WordNet

Lyr"ic, Lyr"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Lyric
  • Lyrical
)
Etymology
L. lyricus, Gr. : cf. F. lyrique. See Lyre.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp.
  2. Fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate for song; -- said especially of poetry which expresses the individual emotions of the poet. "Sweet lyric song." Milton.
Lyr"ic noun
Definitions
  1. A lyric poem; a lyrical composition.
  2. A composer of lyric poems. R. Addison.
  3. A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; -- used chiefly in the plural.
  4. pl. The words of a song.

Webster 1913